self-heating leads to self-ignition (or auto-ignition), and eventually to flaming or smouldering combustion. For this reason, we denote spontaneous combustion to include all three stages of this ...
When a substance takes fire in the atmosphere without being exposed to intense or high heat, the action is called " spontaneous combustion." Phosphorus is the only common substance which is ...
The reason of this spontaneous combustion was the free exposure of the oiled surface to the atmosphere. Oils and grease spread over an extensive surface, and exposed freely to the atmosphere ...